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Chasteen Creek Cascade

Swain County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Swain County, North Carolina
Access status
National Park Service route, distance and parking rules documented
The walk
About 3.6 miles return
Ground & access
Old logging road grades shared with horses, relatively flat, with roots and rocks. Rocks around the cascade are very slippery.
National Park Service: Hike to Chasteen Creek Cascade

Start at the Bradley Fork Trailhead at the far north end of Smokemont Campground. Follow the Bradley Fork Trail 1.2 miles to the Chasteen Creek Trail junction and turn right. Pass backcountry campsite 50 and continue about three quarters of a mile to a fork; the left branch goes to a horse hitching post, and a short path beyond it leads upstream to the 15 foot cascade. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Bradley Fork Trail and Chasteen Creek Trail from Smokemont to Chasteen Creek Cascade

The National Park Service gives 3.6 miles (5.8 km) round trip from the Bradley Fork Trailhead. Waterfall Hero gives 3.8 miles.

Old logging road grades shared with horses, relatively flat, with roots and rocks. Rocks around the cascade are very slippery.

Where to start

Limited parking at the Bradley Fork Trailhead in Smokemont Campground, off US 441 about 6.5 miles north of Cherokee. A Great Smoky Mountains parking tag is required to park for more than 15 minutes.

Timing & water

Smokemont Campground is open year round. Check current trail conditions on the park website.

Before you go

Parking tag required. No reservation. Pets are not allowed on the trail. A backcountry permit is required only to camp at site 50.

Visitor information
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Swain County, North Carolina.

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